Poof

Since 1977, wildland firefighters in the U.S. have been issued emergency shelters to shield them from burning to death if they become trapped by the forest fires they are fighting. But the aluminum-clad, tent-like shelters, which have been credited with saving 250 lives, apparently only protect from heat, not flame. U.S. Forest Service researchers have found that when flames touch the shelters, they “fill with highly flammable toxic smoke, which can ignite into a fireball.” Researcher Leslie Anderson said “we’ve always said it’s important to keep the shelter out of flames, and now we know why.” (AP) ...Apparently, it’s similar in concept to giving spies cyanide capsules.